Aptenodytes forsteri — Overview

Emperor Penguin learn more about names for this taxon

IUCN threat status:

Least Concern (LC)

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The Emperor Penguin has a circumpolar range, restricted to the coast of Antarctica where major breeding colonies can be found, amongst other places in the Ross Sea sector, along the coast of Queen Maud Land and Enderby Land1.

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